Clara Gutsche

Clara Gutsche (born April 20, 1949) is an American-born Canadian photographer, educator and art critic living and working in Montreal.

She was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She studied visual arts at Concordia University and obtained a MA in photography. She teaches photography part-time in the Studio Arts department at Concordia.[1]

She was a founding member of the artist-run Powerhouse Gallery (now La Centrale galerie Powerhouse) in Montreal.[1]

Work

Gutsche's work portrays the relation between people and their environments. Her series La série des couvents ("The Convent Series") shows nuns in various convents in Quebec.[1]

Her photographs have been exhibited at the McCord Museum, the Musée d'art de Joliette, the Canadian Centre for Architecture,[2] Montréal, the Canadian Centre of Photography in Toronto[3] and the Americas Society building in New York City.[4]

Her work is held in public collections, including the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Canadian Centre for Architecture,[5] the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[6] and Library and Archives Canada.[3]

Photography series[7]
  • Milton Park, 1970 - 1973
  • Six Sisters / Les six sœoeurs, 1974 - 1976
  • Inner Landscapes / Les paysages vitrés, 1976 - 1980
  • Parkscapes / Les paysages domestiques, 1982 - 1984
  • Sarah, 1982 - 1989
  • The Lachine Canal / Le canal de Lachine, 1985 - 1990
  • Convents / Couvents, 1990 - 1998
  • High School Series / Les collèges, 1993 - 1998
  • The Bedroom Series / La série des chambres, 1999 - 2001
  • Windows / Les vitrines, 2000 - 2002
  • Inhabited Landscapes / Les paysages habités, 2004 - 2005

References
  1. "Margaret Griffin and Clara Gutsche collection". Archives & Special Collections Catalogue. Concordia University.
  2. Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA). "An Industrial Landscape Observed: The Lachine Canal". www.cca.qc.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. "Clara Gutsche". Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. "A Radiant Spirit at Home in Quiet Geometries". New York Times. July 9, 1999.
  5. Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA). "Clara Gutsche Photographs". www.cca.qc.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  6. "Gutsche, Clara".
  7. "Fonds documentaire de la photographie québécoise". Vox, Contemporary Image. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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